DHS awarded $6 million in contracts to firm where Acting Secretary Wolf's wife is executive

[W_Heisenberg]

DHS gave millions in contracts to firm where acting chief's wife works

A Homeland Security spokesperson said Wolf was unaware of the contracts until contacted by the media. Wolf's Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

www.nbcnews.com

WASHINGTON — The consulting firm where the wife of acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is an executive has been awarded more than $6 million in contracts from the Department of Homeland Security since September 2018, according to records on the federal government website USA Spending.

Wolf became chief of staff at the Transportation Security Administration, a DHS agency, in 2017 and chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in 2018. He took over as acting secretary in November and has been nominated to become secretary. His confirmation hearing before the Senate is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday,


Wolf's wife, Hope Wolf, is vice president of professional staff operations at Berkeley Research Group, a consulting firm. Although the company has a long history of federal contracts, it did not do work for DHS until after Wolf became the TSA's chief of staff in 2017.

A DHS spokesperson said Wolf was not aware of the contracts until he was contacted by the media.

The Trump administration, just like the Trump organization, is now a criminal enterprise.

I hope the Supreme Court seat was worth it..."conservatives"...

You only had to sell your souls to get it.

 

[Ikari]

DHS gave millions in contracts to firm where acting chief's wife works

A Homeland Security spokesperson said Wolf was unaware of the contracts until contacted by the media. Wolf's Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

www.nbcnews.com

The Trump administration, just like the Trump organization, is now a criminal enterprise.

I hope the Supreme Court seat was worth it..."conservatives"...

You only had to sell your souls to get it.

I'm sure it's not very different from other friends and family of politicians. But it does prove the point that Trump isn't anything but more of the same. Trump was never going to drain the swamp, he just wanted his own private swamp.

 

[W_Heisenberg]

I'm sure it's not very different from other friends and family of politicians. But it does prove the point that Trump isn't anything but more of the same. Trump was never going to drain the swamp, he just wanted his own private swamp.

It's very unusual for this to happen. There are a lot of procedures in place to prevent this from happening at the federal level.

This corruption is very abnormal.

 

[bluesmoke]

DHS gave millions in contracts to firm where acting chief's wife works

A Homeland Security spokesperson said Wolf was unaware of the contracts until contacted by the media. Wolf's Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

www.nbcnews.com

The Trump administration, just like the Trump organization, is now a criminal enterprise.

I hope the Supreme Court seat was worth it..."conservatives"...

You only had to sell your souls to get it.

What's criminal about it? To do with contract award, to do with "ethics" and "morals" is not applicable. Whether they are or not has no legal or enforceable bearing.

 

[Mycroft]

If Wolf was unaware of the contracts, why would anyone think Trump was aware of them.

You see, this is the problem with having a massive bureaucracy in the executive branch. Too much ability for the lower level to do things without the upper level knowing anything about it.

Smaller, leaner government is the answer.

 

[Napoleon]

It's very unusual for this to happen. There are a lot of procedures in place to prevent this from happening at the federal level.

This corruption is very abnormal.

Not really. Maxine Waters is a good example of that. But in the end things like this are only worth the effort of suspicion if it involves a no-bid contract.

 

[GDViking]

It's very unusual for this to happen. There are a lot of procedures in place to prevent this from happening at the federal level.

This corruption is very abnormal.

Well at least since Cheney left office...

 

[W_Heisenberg]

What's criminal about it? To do with contract award, to do with "ethics" and "morals" is not applicable. Whether they are or not has no legal or enforceable bearing.

It depends entirely on the circumstances. In most cases, with non-political appointees, especially ones who haven't been appointed by Trump, the people involved who engage in lower-level violations receive severe workplace penalties and/or get fired. There are also a variety of civil penalties that can apply.

With respect to federal crimes, the following crimes are often implemented in procurement fraud:

Mail and Wire Fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341-43
Criminal False Claims, 18 U.S.C. § 287
Major Fraud against the United States, 18 U.S.C. § 1031
False Statements and Obstruction of Justice, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001, 1512
Procurement Integrity Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 2101-07

https://www.acc.com/sites/default/files/2019-05/5.14.19%20Procurement%20Fraud.pdf

 

[CaughtInThe]

If Wolf was unaware of the contracts, why would anyone think Trump was aware of them.

You see, this is the problem with having a massive bureaucracy in the executive branch. Too much ability for the lower level to do things without the upper level knowing anything about it.

Smaller, leaner government is the answer.

like no Presidential EOs?

 

[W_Heisenberg]

Not really. Maxine Waters is a good example of that.

She is notorious for being one of the most corrupt members of Congress, not for being a member of Congress who engages in what you perceive to be "ordinary" corruption.

But in the end things like this are only worth the effort of suspicion if it involves a no-bid contract.

It depends on the circumstances, and contract, and the facts of the case, the amount involved, etc.

 

[Mycroft]

like no Presidential EOs?

Like less bureaucracy.

 

[Helix]

Grifters gonna grift.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Like less bureaucracy.

so Presidential EOs are okay?

 

[Mycroft]

so Presidential EOs are okay?

EO's are irrelevant.

 

[CaughtInThe]

EO's are irrelevant.

Wow. So you want less government but EOs are OK.

Does anyone in your personal life tell you that you have no integrity?

 

[tres borrachos]

But.....Hunter Biden!

 

[Aunt Antifa]

If Wolf was unaware of the contracts, why would anyone think Trump was aware of them.

You see, this is the problem with having a massive bureaucracy in the executive branch. Too much ability for the lower level to do things without the upper level knowing anything about it.

Smaller, leaner government is the answer.

So no DOJ review on this one? Huh.

 

[Mycroft]

So no DOJ review on this one? Huh.

I think this is a job for an IG.

 

[Mycroft]

Wow. So you want less government but EOs are OK.

Does anyone in your personal life tell you that you have no integrity?

Apples and potatoes.

 

[Aunt Antifa]

I think this is a job for an IG.

Especially if it’s one Trump recently installed, amirite?

 

[Mycroft]

Especially if it’s one Trump recently installed, amirite?

Irrelevant.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Apples and potatoes.

i'm sure the people your real life know all about your integrity. probably family. i bet a few are embarrassed by your support of Trump and all his lies.

 

[bluesmoke]

It depends entirely on the circumstances. In most cases, with non-political appointees, especially ones who haven't been appointed by Trump, the people involved who engage in lower-level violations receive severe workplace penalties and/or get fired. There are also a variety of civil penalties that can apply.

With respect to federal crimes, the following crimes are often implemented in procurement fraud:

Mail and Wire Fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341-43
Criminal False Claims, 18 U.S.C. § 287
Major Fraud against the United States, 18 U.S.C. § 1031
False Statements and Obstruction of Justice, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001, 1512
Procurement Integrity Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 2101-07

https://www.acc.com/sites/default/files/2019-05/5.14.19%20Procurement%20Fraud.pdf

To be clear, what is criminal about Wolf's involvement? He may have failed in his responsibility, but not yet proven criminally. There is no evidence of criminality on Wolf's part. Very standard to say "I didn't know about it" and then, when being deposed, in court, or before Congress where what is said can be held against you: "I don't remember" or, lastly, plead the 5th where it applies.